Departmental Rail Travel

Paul Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on first class rail travel for officials in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

Phil Hope: The Department has spent the following on first-class travel.
	
		
			   £ 
			 2006-07 4,640,501.02 
			 2007-08 4,977,335.59 
			 2008-09 6,475,462.75 
		
	
	It should be noted that the above figures represent travel booked through the central booking system which constitutes the vast majority of how travel is booked and paid for.